244 FOX Shows That Have Come And Gone During 'The Simpsons' 500-Episode Run

One look at this list, and you'll think, "Huh. FOX sure has aired a lot of crap."

A lot can happen over 500 episodes. During The Simpsons' record-setting primetime run on FOX, the network has seen quite a few shows come and go. In fact, The Simpsons has seen 244 FOX primetime programs start and die while it has been plugging along. Some were decent shows that simply ran their course, bad shows that had no business being on the air, and a whole mess of shows that fall somewhere in between.

b) the evolutionary trajectory that the network has taken since its infancy in the late 80's.

It went from airing a mix of cheap and cutting edge shows (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Tracy Ullman) to airing a whole lot of dumb shows (Herman's Head, Drexel's Class, Babes, Cops) to some really sleazy programming in the vein of Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire? and Temptation Island to what it's become today, which is more or less a normal TV network with a whole evening of scheduled cartoons. And you can undoubtedly thank (or blame) The Simpsons for that as well.

After combing this list, I realize I've seen 34 of these shows, and that feels like plenty.

Say what you will about The Simpsons outstaying their welcome on primetime television, but it's hard to argue that we would want any other show from this list outlasting The Simpsons. Could you imagine what the 23rd seasons of Drexel's Class or Models, Inc. would be like? Ugh.

Stroll down memory lane with this list, and don't forget to take a sweater. It's supposed to be chilly tonight.